A resume is a story, accomplishment-based document emphasizing how your efforts, and unique skill sets brought value to your employer. Verifiable numbers, dollar values, percentages will increase your credibility as a performer.
Resume writing is an art, very time consuming and detailed. Initially before writing your resume, open a new document and brainstorm focusing around the accomplishments that have been derived from your work. This exercise will help you capture all the key elements of your achievements, and yes you will have many. This is not a time to undersell yourself! It is also great preparation for interviews, when you will be asked to provide a detailed verbal synopsis.
The stories I write as a Resume Writer are powerful, intriguing and enticing, most certainly enough to secure interest for a further read. I use the acronym STAR as the approach to gain traction and intrigue with the reader.
S – Situation
T – Task
A – Action
R – Result
Including these ingredients into all your story snippets will reap the rewards. Write an impressive story about how you catapulted sales by 147%.
How about this?
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Propelled the Canadian sales revenue from $91,367 in the first and second quarter 2009 to a forecasted $800,000 in third and fourth quarter by opening up communications with customers and repositioning the brand value enticing additional sales.
Review your career, dig deep! The deeper you dig the more nuggets you will find.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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